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By Zaid Taji Farouki

Category: Journal

Bulgari & Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni the former First Lady of France stars in the new Bulgari campaign for the “Diva Collection”. The former First Lady may have stopped modeling, but she explains her return by pointing out how she adored a Bulgari bracelet her aunt when Carla was a child, and she had to model for the brand because it was part of her childhood.   “Like the stones of the Seventies bracelet that my aunt wore when I was a child. I loved that bracelet. I loved its joy, its fantasy,I dreamed of one day possessing such a wonder of my own! I was told that, like me, it came from Italy to Paris. Perhaps that was part of why I loved it, too.”

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Pictures were taken from bulgari.com

Dior – Secret Garden, Versailles

In May 2012 Dior launched a short film called Secret Garden – Versailles. A few days ago Dior uploaded a new short film named Secret Garden 2 – Versailles. I am fascinated by the gold necklace in the film, I tell you I would turn twice if I see a woman who wears that necklace. Underneath the video there are a few still shots that inspire me and help me visualize a woman that I would personally design for.

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Back in Jordan

The other day I left Washington DC for Amman, Jordan and I will be forever grateful for the last 4 years that I spent in DC and for all the people I met along the way. My journey first starts in Amman where I am staying till the end of September and from then on move to Milan. This may be the easiest but hardest move at the same time. Moving away from DC where I grew as a person and built my identity may be one of the hardest things. But moving to Milan will allow me to forge my path.

Let the world be our playground.

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Daily Obsessions

An iconic Louis Vuitton bag that many people carry is the Neverfull bag. Louis Vuitton launched the Neverfull bag in Epi leather yesterday. Here are the colors:

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Pictures taken from louisvuitton.com

MCM Craig & Karl collection

This summer MCM collaborated with Craig & Karl to create a collection. Here are my favorites out of them, but by far my most favorite is the briefcase and the green document case which can be used as a clutch.

Pictures taken from MCM

Zuhair Murad

The tailleurs jupes are what I loved the most in this runway show. Here are my favorite looks from the Zuhair Murad Fall 2013 Couture show:

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Pictures were taken by Alessandro Viero/ inDigital/Gorunway

Happy 4th of July!

Yesterday I had to wear red, white and blue but I had to add the cowboy hat, I couldn’t be more American. Yesterday was a really long and busy day but the good thing about it was that I got to catch up with a couple of friends. At first, I met up with two friends around The Washington National Cathedral we went out for lunch and then walked around.Then later on in the day I met with two other friends and we ended up going to The Kennedy Center to watch the fireworks.

The cowboy hat I bought when I was in Dallas, TX visiting my aunt, Shirt is from Joe’s Jeans, Shorts are from Armani, Sunglasses by Burberry, and the loafers are by Barney’s

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Elie Saab – Haute Couture

Today Elie Saab previewed his Couture collection in Paris and it was nothing short of spectacular. I tried choosing my favorite looks but I couldn’t. Here is Elie Saab’s Fall 2013 Couture collection:

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Pictures taken by Marcus Tondo/ InDigital/Gorunway

Christian Dior – Haute Couture

Today Christian Dior previewed their Fall 2013 couture collection in Paris. Here are my favorite looks from the collection:

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Pictures were taken by Yannis Vlamos/ inDigital/Gorunway

My Look

The other day I went to the Italian embassy in DC in order to apply for my residency for next year. Afterwards I went sightseeing with a friend from Lebanon.

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Massimo Dutti shirt, Armani pants,  Façonnable shoes, and a Coach messenger bag.

My Shopping Finds

The other day I saw this Etro scarf for men and I was fascinated with the print and material. Perfect for adding color in the winter but its not too bright as well.

Pictures were taken from Mr. Porter

Inspirations

Below are a few images that I have taken with my IPhone of things that I have seen around Washington D.C. These images inspire me in one way or another. A wall made out of tires at a restaurant, a quote in a Jonathan Adler store, the “Beware of artists” sign at American University, The graphic picture of a man and woman is located on Serendipity 3’s menu, Dope is located on Qst, and F.A.M.I.L.Y is located in CB2.

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West Virginia

Saturday was a very spontaneous day. We went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and our initial plan was to go The  Shenandoah National Park in Virginia for  hike. But after getting up at 9 am and going to Cracker Barrel we realized that the park closes on Saturdays. So after a lot of research we decided to drive to West Virginia and go white water rafting. The raft that I was in managed to flip and we were saved by another raft. It was definitely an amazing summer day! Here are some pictures from our trip:

I was wearing a customized FC Barcelona jersey, grey shorts from H&M, and orange running shoes from Nike.

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Daily Obsessions

The other day I came across these Christian Dior metal Cannage platform pumps and I am obsessed with them. What I love about them is that they scream out Dior but in an elegant way like the Louboutin red sole. What’s beautiful about them is that they are timeless and elegant.

Miami

Two weekends ago I went with a group of friends to Miami in order to celebrate a birthday and graduation. During the visit I got to see an old friend of mine from Jordan that attended university there. It was great to catch up! One of the days we went to a restaurant called The Rusty Pelican and we took a picture that I really like. That day I was wearing a t-shirt in blue from Zara, wearing printed shorts from H&M, red penny loafers from Barney’s, and Persol sunglasses.

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